Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Della Reese (1931-2017)
Moses B. Salter Hall on the campus of Campbell College
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Campbell College (1890-1964)
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Prathia Hall Wynn (1940-2002)
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Fillmore District, San Francisco

Explore Global African History

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(1841) Charles Lenox Remond, “Slavery and the Irish”
Helvecio Martins
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Helvécio Martins (1930–2005)
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William Henry Ellis (1864-1923)
Yolanda Guzmán
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Yolanda Guzmán (1943-1965)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Arvarh E. Strickland, 1930-2013: An Historian’s Life
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Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey
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A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System
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Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West and the South Meet: A Brief History of the City’s African American Community, 1849-2012

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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Click on the book cover above to register for the Rumors from Shanghai virtual book launch on April 10. All proceeds from the event go to BlackPast.org.

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